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B-193152 1 (1979-04-11)

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                                THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL
        DECISION                OF  THE   UNITED STATES
                                W/AS H ING TON, 0  C. 20548



       FILE:B-193152                 DATE: April 11, 1979

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       1. In view of: (a) Erroneous inclusion of
          void bid appendix off ashington Plan for
          affirmative action in bid documents; (b)
          Material differences between void appendix
          and current affirmative action clauses
          properly included in IFB; (c) Inconsequential
          nature of bidder's insertions in void appendix;
          (d) Equality of bidding opportunity notwith-
          standing bidders' ignorance of extinct character
          of bid appendix, protest r's arauagt tha
          void appendix must e given force and effect
          is rejected.


      2.  Because of wording of bidding documents bidders
          were to evidence commitments to proper affirmative
          action clauses-in same way that bidders were
          to evidence commitments to any other standard
          bidding provisions--such as Employment of
          the Handicapped provision--by&rlsining
          bids.  Since low bidder signed its bid, bidder
          is committed to affirmative action require-
          ments.


      3.  Insertions by low bidder of ranges of minority
          hiring for certain trades in void bid appendix
          do not contradict bidder's commitment to affir-
          mative action under current requirements arising
          from signed bid since inserted ranges are the
          same as those currently required.

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